Adjustments - RIDGID r4510 Operator's Manual

AdjuSTmeNTS

WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure
the tool is unplugged from the power supply.
Failure to heed this warning could result in seri-
ous personal injury.
To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good
practice is to check your setups carefully with a framing
square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making
finish cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments
until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to
be sure adjustments are needed.
TO ReplAce The blAde
See Figures 50 - 51.
 Unplug the saw.
 Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.
 Raise the saw blade to full height then remove the blade
guard and anti-kickback pawls.
 Make sure the bevel locking lever is securely pushed to
the left. Raise the saw blade to its full height by turning
the height adjusting knob clockwise.
 Using the left blade wrench, insert the open end onto the
flats on the arbor shaft.
 Insert the closed end of the other wrench over the hex
nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the outside wrench
(right side) forward while pushing the inside (left side) to
the back of the saw.
 Unlock the release locking lever to remove the blade.
NOTe: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
Check all clearances for free blade rotation. Refer to To
Set the Rip Fence Indicator to the blade in the Opera-
tion section earlier in this manual. In cutting operations, the
scale will be set to the side of the blade where the cut will
be measured and made.
To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the
instructions provided with the accessory.
To install a standard blade:
 Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth
must point down toward the front of the saw to work
properly).
 Place the blade washer and the hex nut over the arbor
shaft. Be sure the dome side of the blade washer faces
out from the blade and that all items are snug against
the arbor housing. Make sure the hex nut is securely
tightened. Do not overtighten.
 Lock the release lever.
 Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.
 Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate.
BLADE
WRENCH
(LEft)
ARBoR
SHAft
35
BLADE
WRENCH
(RigHt)
Fig. 50
BLADE
BLADE
WASHER
HEx
Nut
RELEASE
LEvER
Fig. 51